She set out to break the world record.

她一心努力要打破世界纪录。

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It would be nice to go faster and break the world record.

再快一些，打破世界纪录就好了。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

The former Olympic and world champion clocked 13.50 seconds in the first round and soared to break his own record in the final.

这位前奥运会冠军、世界冠军在第一轮比赛中跑出了13秒50的成绩，在决赛中他打破了自己保持的纪录。

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The TV researcher asked the owner if he was planning to break to the world record for the biggest bowl of hummus.

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At one point the 34-year-old looked set to break the world record, but narrowly missed out by 21 seconds.

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This Saturday afternoon, 100, 000 Peruvian schoolchildren will collectively attempt to break a world record previously held by Bangladesh.

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